Thursday, October 30, 2014

There is no description on this postcard, however I was told it was Attack on Titan.

It is postmarked in 2014 from China.

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Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. The series began in 2009.

It is set in a world where humanity lives inside cities surrounded by enormous walls as a defense against the Titans, gigantic humanoid creatures who devour humans seemingly without reason. The story initially centers on Eren Yeager, his adoptive sister Mikasa Ackerman, and their childhood friend Armin Arlert, who join the military to fight the Titans after their home town is invaded.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Maori Warriors in a traditional challenging stance. Haka is an integral part of formal and official welcome ceremonies for distinguished visitors, serving to impart a sense of importance to the occasion.

This postcard is postmarked in 2012 with a New Zealand stamp.

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A haka is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance or challenge from the Māori people of New Zealand.

Various actions are used in the course of a performance, including facial contortions such as showing the whites of the eyes and sticking out the tongue. The hands, arms, legs, feet, voice, eyes, tongue and the body as a whole combine to express courage, annoyance, joy or other feelings relevant to the purpose of the occasion.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Belize, land of adventure ...
Caye Caulker: island living at its best.

Photograph by Jimmie C. Smith

This unused postcard is from 2014.

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Caye Caulker is a small limestone coral island off the coast of Belize in the Caribbean Sea measuring about 5 miles (8.0 km) (north to south) by less than 1 mile (1.6 km) (east to west).

Caye Caulker is located approximately 20 miles (32 km) north-northeast of Belize City, and is accessible by high-speed water taxi or small plane. There are over 30 tiny hotels, and a number of restaurants and shops.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Constructed of white Georgia marble, the State House, also called the State Capitol, rises 235 ft. to the statue of "The Independent Man" at the top. The unsupported marble dome is one of only four of this design in the world. The massive marble structure was designed by Charles Follen McKim of New York. More that 13 hundred tons of iron floor beams and 15 million bricks were used in its construction.

The Independent man, sculpted by George Brewster, cast by Gorham and lifted in place on Dec. 18, 1899.

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Matterhorn Mountain
The mighty Matterhorn rises above Tomorrowland, where unique new transportation systems offer an exciting preview of the future.

This postcard is postmarked in 1971.

The sender writes:
I had so much fun at Disneyland. We rode all the rides we could or wanted to ride then we went and saw the free things like "America the Beautiful". It's a tour of America in a panoramic view. The people that did this film took 9 cameras and put them on a platform so you can see where you're going and also where you had been. It was really fascinating. I will write some more soon.

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When Disneyland first opened you paid a fee of $1.00 to get in, but if you wanted to go on a ride, you needed to purchase a ticket for the price of that ride.
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Disneyland
The Magic Kingdom - California

Matterhorn Mountain
A Disneyland landmark, the "snow-capped" Matterhorn mountain, towers majestically over all of the Magic Kingdom. HIgh-speed bobsled runs carry guests down its slopes and through a Glacier Grotto inside the mountain.
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Disneyland
The Magic Kingdom
California

Matterhorn Mountain
A Disney landmark, the "Snow-capped" Matterhorn Mountain towers majestically over all of the Magic Kingdom. High-speed bobsled runs carry guests down its slopes and through a Glacier Grotto inside the mountain.

This is postmarked in 1965.
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Disneyland
The Magic Kingdom, California

Bobsled Run
A bobsled finds a watery surprise in a glacial lake after twisting and careening down the icy matterhorn mountain.

1965/69 is written on the back of this postcard.

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The Matterhorn Bobsleds is an attraction composed of two intertwining steel roller coasters, which opened in 1959 at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. It is modeled after the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Swiss Alps. It is the first tubular steel continuous track roller coaster ever constructed and thus an ACE (American Coaster Enthusiasts) Coaster Landmark.

Located on the border between Tomorrowland and Fantasyland, it employs forced perspective to seem more impressively large. Throughout the day, climbers dressed in Swiss mountain-climbing garb may be seen scaling the peak, often accompanied by Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse and Goofy.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West is a 1991 American animated western film produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio and released by Universal Pictures. It is the sequel to An American Tail.

The film follows the story of a family of Jewish-Russian mice who emigrate to the Wild West. In the film, Fievel Mousekewitz is separated from his family (again) as the train approaches the American Old West; the film chronicles Fievel and Sheriff Wylie Burp (voiced by James Stewart in his final film) teaching Tiger how to act like a dog.

Monday, October 13, 2014

Budapest is the capital and the largest city of Hungary. In 2011 Budapest had a population of 1.74 million people with the Metropolitan Area home to 3.3 million people. The city covers an area of 525 square kilometres (202.7 sq mi) within the city limits.

Sunday, October 12, 2014

A 'Squeaker' postcard is a card that has two pieced that have been sealed together at the edges. Inside there is a squeaker, just like then ones you find in small dog toys. There is also a small hole in the back of the postcard to let air in and out of the squeaker. When you pinch the postcard, it makes a squeaking noise!

Saturday, October 11, 2014

This is postmarked in 2009 with two Canadian 2009 stamps featuring the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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The rapid transit system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consists of underground and elevated railway lines, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). It was Canada's first completed subway system: the first line was built under Yonge Street, which opened in 1954 with 12 stations.

Since then, the system has expanded to become Canada's largest (in terms of stations) and second busiest rapid transit rail network with an average of 1,084,600 passenger trips each weekday (as of 2014), after the Montreal Metro.

Friday, October 10, 2014

The sender writes:
I love cheetahs! They are such beautiful, amazing cats.
Cheetah Hunt is an AWESOME roller coaster! So fast and fun!
Love you!

This postcard is postmarked in 2014 with a USA 'Aster' flower stamp.

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Cheetah Hunt is an Intamin launched steel roller coaster. Guests board one of five, 16 passenger trains. The ride begins with a 30-mile-per-hour (48 km/h) launch out of the station and around a wide left turn followed by a gradual dip before approaching the second launch. This launch accelerates riders to their top speed of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) before climbing an 102-foot (31 m) hill. A figure 8 element is located at the top of this hill where riders weave through a series of helixes before dropping 130 feet (40 m) into a trench. Riders then proceed over a directional changing airtime hill before completing the ride's only inversion, a Heartline roll. Upon exiting the barrel-roll and its subsequent brake run (the only one on the ride), the ride remains low to the ground and goes through a series of short banked turns through a rock fixture simulating several "near misses". This leads the ride into its third and final launch which accelerates riders to a speed of 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) to navigate its way back to the station. During the journey back there is airtime and directionally changing hills, before entering the final brake run.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

This funny Viking postcard is postmarked in 2014 with a USA flag stamp.

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Uff da (sometimes also spelled huffda, uff-da, uffda, uff-dah, oofda, ufda, ufdah, oofta, uf daa, or ufta) is an expression of Norwegian origin adopted by Scandinavian-Americans in the 19th century. It is an exclamation that is relatively common in the Upper Midwestern states of the United States. (This postcard was bought in northern Wisconsin and mailed from Duluth Minnesota).

In Norwegian, uff or huff is an interjection used when something is unpleasant, uncomfortable, hurtful, annoying, sad, or irritating.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Williams Arena - Home of the Golden Gopher Men's Basketball
Mariucci Arena - Home of the Golden Gopher Men's Hockey

Photos by David J. Nordgren

This is postmarked in 2007 with a 26 cent Panther stamp.

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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (Minnesota, U of M) is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States, with the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses being approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) apart.

The university is broadly organized into 19 colleges and schools, and it has sister campuses in Crookston, Duluth, Morris, and Rochester.

Minnesota's athletic teams are known collectively as the Minnesota Golden Gophers and compete in the NCAA's Division I as members of the Big Ten Conference.

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I have been collecting stamped, mailed postcards since 1973. I have cards made from plastic, fabric, wood, metal, leather, and paper. Also, cards announcing the wrong person as president of the U.S., cards that are actual puzzles, cards that are playable records, light switch covers and a card mailed from the initial flight of the Hindenburg, 3D cards, hold to light cards, 1912 Titanic postcard and just about everything you can think of! So far I have over 12,000postcards scanned with many more still to go.

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